News & Perspectives

News & Perspectives includes relevant events as well as perspectives to provide context in relation to Centrist concerns. We have in the past and may again integrate The Daily Show and periodic pieces from Colbert Report. While some may find it objectionable, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert provide insightful parody on current events. They make fun of both sides of the aisle leaning to the side offering the most nonsensical material at any given time.

While examining the 3,500 lawsuits related to Trump and the Trump Organization I began to notice systemic and repeated patterns that might qualify as a RICO violation. When I reported this to the FBI in New York, something odd happened that made me suspect that Trump had friends in the NY Field Office that might be feeding the Trump Campaign information on active investigations. The news piece outlines what I found and just how strong the case is.

The Benghazi attack that occurred September 11, 2012 is possibly one of the most misunderstood events in recent history. And yet what happened there is actually easy to understand once you understand the context of the events on the ground.

Everyone has different criteria for their vote. I'm a traditional conservative and I wanted to share my criteria so that those that know me understand my choice. As it turns out, voting conservative does not necessarily mean voting Republican.

The fact that Donald Trump is making flirtatious remarks with Russia confuses and complicates matters for many people. The U.S. stance needs to hold to our values and for the freedom and liberty we have always supported. Trumps rhetoric undermines the notion of U.S. values at the State level, even though he is not president. Even as a candidate Trump is confusing our allies and bolstering our adversaries.

2016 US Election: As a traditional conservative, I am compelled to vote for the more conservative candidate. Which one is it? I had to place evidence before party politics to find the right answer. (centristnews.com)

Summary: The global economy seems not as bad as rhetoric suggests while historically high risk factors remain unaddressed. Low global growth expectations and high debt narrows the range for policy maneuvering. There is an urgent policy need for sustainable expansion models as systemic inability to temper the boom-bust cycle and reduce the impact risks of debt fueled growth remains inadequately addressed. Their remains a need to complete financial reforms judiciously while insuring long term stability. Structural reforms are required. The market needs policies we will not regret in the future. Debt load and uncertainty continues to impact growth potentials by restraining investment. Fiscal policy also remains an essential focus as the relationship between banks and public finance creates an adverse feedback loop. A strong focus on building sufficient buffers in financial boom cycles enables space to repair balance sheets and stimulate demand if/when crisis occurs (countercyclical stance may help contain excessive growth in credit and asset prices). Policy critical to crisis prevention may come from removing tax provisions that unduly incentivize debt over equity; whereas current policies can lead to over-leveraging and increased fragility in market systems, which increases bust cycle risks; which are difficult to recover from. Banks are stronger but insurance and mutual fund regulation/supervision needs to be addressed as well.

JULY 21, 2015: Governor John Kasich Presidential Campaign Announcement Governor John Kasich (R-OH) announced that he would seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Speaking at his alma mater, The Ohio State University in Columbus, he noted that he had the skills and experience in serving the public needed for the job.

We in the Intelligence Community are committed every day to provide the nuanced, multidisciplinary intelligence that policymakers, warfighters, and domestic law enforcement personnel need to protect American lives and America’s interests anywhere in the world. The order of the topics presented in this statement does not necessarily indicate the relative importance or magnitude of the threat in the view of the Intelligence Community. Information available as of February 3, 2016 was used in the preparation of this assessment.